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Translation in Second Language Teaching and Learning $87.88 The articles in this volume are the proceedings of a conference on ‘Translation in Second Language Teaching and Learning’ that took place at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, in March 2008. The papers delivered at the conference, the subsequent discussions in Maynooth and the articles in this volume have clearly demonstrated that, after some decades of marginalising or even excluding translation from second/foreign language methodologies and classroom practices, the time is ripe for a re-evaluation of the benefits translation can bring to the process of learning a second language and its cultural context. Translation exercises are interpreted as processes of negotiation, as constitutive acts for identities and (inter-)actions, based on increasingly emerging ‘third spaces’ between the dominant conceptualisations, values, norms, beliefs, rules, traditions and discourses of the languages and cultures involved. The enterprise of translating between languages, cultures, individuals, societies and discourses thus assumes a central place of relevance for anyone involved in the complex project of interculturality, including, and foremost, foreign language learners.

Love as a Foreign Language $3.95 Things are definitely looking up Joel finally has a date with Hannah; at least, that’s how he interpreted their plans. But like so much else, could something have been lost in translation? Join Joel and Hannah for a little Seoul searching this summer

Machine Translation: Bowlingual, Systran, Example-Based Machine Translation, Universal Networking Language $24.93 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Bowlingual, Systran, Example-Based Machine Translation, Universal Networking Language, Evaluation of Machine Translation, History of Machine Translation, Weidner Communications, Google Translate, Automatic Language Translator, Statistical Machine Translation, Babylon, Interlingual Machine Translation, Machine Translation Software Usability, Phraselator, Asia Online, Meteo System, Language Identification, Transfer-Based Machine Translation, Lingoes, Language Industry, Round-Trip Translation, Bing Translator, Goldendict, Stardict, Openlogos, Apertium, Eurotra, Word Error Rate, Language Weaver, Talkman, Sdl International, Marec, Moses, Linguistics Research Center at Ut Austin, Linguaphile, Bitext Word Alignment, Babel Fish, Jollo, Apptek, List of Research Laboratories for Machine Translation, Multilingual Notation, Gramtrans, Hindi to Punjabi Machine Translation System, Larry E. Smith, Georgetown-Ibm Experiment, Verbmobil, Alpac, Distributed Language Translation, Internettolken, Foxlingo, Dictionary-Based Machine Translation, Metal Mt, United Nations Multilingual Terminology Database, Concordancer, Rouge, Targumatik, Taum System, Foreign Language Reading Aid, Braille Translator, evirmen. Excerpt: Machine translation, sometimes referred to by the abbreviation MT, is a sub-field of computational linguistics that investigates the use of computer software to translate text or speech from one natural language to another. At its basic level, MT performs simple substitution of words in one natural language for words in another. Using corpus techniques, more complex translations may be attempted, allowing for better handling of differences in linguistic typology, phrase recognition, and translation of idioms, as well as the isolation of anomalies. Curr… More: http://booksllc.net/?id=19980

On Translation $27.88 Paul Ricoeur was one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. In this short and accessible book, he turns to a topic at the heart of much of his work: What is translation and why is it so important? Reminding us that The Bible, the Koran, the Torah and the works of the great philosophers are often only ever read in translation, Ricoeur reminds us that translation not only spreads knowledge but can change its very meaning. In spite of these risk, he argues that in a climate of ethnic and religious conflict, the art and ethics of translation are invaluable. Drawing on interesting examples such as the translation of early Greek philosophy during the Renaissance, the poetry of Paul Celan and the work of Hannah Arendt, he reflects not only on the challenges of translating one language into another but how one community speaks to another. Throughout, Ricoeur shows how to move through life is to navigate a world that requires translation itself. Paul Ricoeur died in 2005. He was one of the great contemporary French philosophers and a leading figure in hermeneutics, psychoanalytic thought, literary theory and religion. His many books include Freud and Philosophy and Time and Narrative.

Introduction to Spanish Translation $52.45 This text is designed for a third or fourth year college Spanish course. It is an introduction to the history, theory and practice of Spanish-to-English translation (with consideration of English-to-Spanish translation). This text evolved from the author’s experiences in seven years of teaching translation in the Department of Language and Foreign Studies of The American University. The emphasis is on general material to be found in current journals and newspapers, although there is also some specialized material from the fields of business, the social sciences, and literature. The 24 lessons in the text form the basis for a 14-week semester course. There is also a collection of exercises available from the author.

The Russian Word’s Worth: A Humorous and Informative Guide to Russian Language, Culture, and Translation $16.97 A quirky, opinionated, sometimes hilarious yet always thoughtful and authoritative guide, Michele A. Berdy looks at Russia’s changing culture, politics, and daily life through language and the art of translation. She explores the language of popular and youth culture, politics, the workplace, culture (high and low), and the comical struggle of expats trying to cope with a foreign language and culture. The entries in this book are grouped thematically and with the forty-eight page index it can be used as a dictionary. "The Russian Word’s Worth"is essential reading for students and teachers of Russian, translators, Russia-watchers, and anyone who wants to understand Russia today.

The Translation Zone: A New Comparative Literature $30.94 Translation, before 9/11, was deemed primarily an instrument of international relations, business, education, and culture. Today it seems, more than ever, a matter of war and peace. In "The Translation Zone," Emily Apter argues that the field of translation studies, habitually confined to a framework of linguistic fidelity to an original, is ripe for expansion as the basis for a new comparative literature. Organized around a series of propositions that range from the idea that nothing is translatable to the idea that everything is translatable, "The Translation Zone" examines the vital role of translation studies in the "invention" of comparative literature as a discipline. Apter emphasizes "language wars" (including the role of mistranslation in the art of war), linguistic incommensurability in translation studies, the tension between textual and cultural translation, the role of translation in shaping a global literary canon, the resistance to Anglophone dominance, and the impact of translation technologies on the very notion of how translation is defined. The book speaks to a range of disciplines and spans the globe. Ultimately, "The Translation Zone" maintains that a new comparative literature must take stock of the political impact of translation technologies on the definition of foreign or symbolic languages in the humanities, while recognizing the complexity of language politics in a world at once more monolingual and more multilingual.

A Glossary of Some Foreign-Language Terms in Entomology $28.56 Translating scientific papers from foreign languages into English requires more than finding English equivalents in a dictionary. Sometimes the foreign words do not appear in the foreign-language dictionary or the equivalents cited for them are unsuitable. At other times the choice of equivalents is so wide that proper selection of the preferred English term is difficult. Dictionaries seldom make shades of meaning clear; they can usually be gleaned only from the context of the paper itself, from illustrations accompanying it, from a knowledge of the insect concerned, or by consulting European entomologists familiar with the common words in technical use. In older papers on entomology European writers used Latin technical terms in describing the parts of an insect’s body, as American entomologists still do. But in the 1930′s many European writers began to replace such technical terms by words from the common speech. Instead of the Latin, and hence universal, "abdomen," some German writers first adopted "Bauch" for the third section of an insect body. Since this word means abdomen or venter in man, it was not precise enough to designate the abdomen in insects. Therefore "Hinterleib" = hinder part of the body] is now more generally used for abdomen; whereas "Bauch" is employed to mean the venter or sternum of the abdomen in insects, in more recent literature. These common words tend to be used loosely and inconsistently. Of two Russian collaborators in papers on grasshoppers, for instance, one uses a different Russian word for the sternum and the thorax, but the other uses the same Russian word for both. Many of these terms are not the ones preferred by European specialists in entomology.Many were incorrectly used by amateurs, or by entomologists writing in a language other than their own. Hence the terms appearing in this Glossary are not necessarily the ones used by the best writers, but the equivalents given for them were found to be those best suited for the purpose of a given translation. Miss Ericson had completed the manuscript for this glossary, but had no opportunity to review the proofs, at the time of her death on October 9, 1961.

How To Learn A Foreign Language $7.79 This handbook teaches the skills needed to learn ANY foreign language.

Linguistics and the Language of Translation $41.11 The book uses explanation, discussion and practice to make explicit the forms of knowledge of language and of translation that makes translators successful. Chapters on the development of translation studies in the West and on contemporary approaches to translation, provide the contexts within which the processes and products of translating are studied. Five practical chapters cover sounds and rhythms, lexis, collocation and semantic prosody, texture, register, cohesion, coherence, implicature, speech and text acts, text and genre analysis, clausal thematicity and transitivity and the expression through language choices of ideological positions.

Translation Issues in Language and Law $112.69 Contributions from world-class specialists in Europe and the USA provide an overview of the major linguistic and legal issues arising in legal translation.

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Gramsci Language And Translation $28.99 This anthology brings together key articles translated into English for the first time from Italian debates concerning Antonio Gramsci’s writings on language and translation as central to his entire social and political thought. It includes recent scholarship by Italian German and English-speaking scholars providing important contributions to debates concerning culture language Marxism post-Marxism and identity as well as the many fields in which Gramsci’s notion of hegemony has been influential. Given the growing literature on the role of language and so-called ‘global English’ within process of globalisation or cultural and economic imperialism this is a timely collection. Franco Lo Piparo is often cited as the key source for how Gramsci’s university studies in linguistics is at the core of his entire political theory and yet none of this work has been translated into English nor have the debates that it spawned. Lo Piparo’s specific thesis concerning the "non-Marxist roots" of Gramsci’s originality and the critical responses to it have been almost unknown to non-Italian readers. These debates paved the way for important recent Italian work on the role of the concept of ‘translation’ in Gramsci’s thought. While translation has become a staple metaphor in discussions of multiculturalism globalization and the politics of recognition until now Gramsci’s focus on it has been undeveloped. What is at stake in this literature is more than Gramsci’s understanding of language as one of the many themes in his writings but the core of his central ideas including hegemony culture the philosophy of praxis and Marxism in general. This volume presents the most important arguments of these debates in English in conjunction with the latest research on these central aspects of Gramsci’s thought. The essays this volume rectify lacunae concerning language and translation in Gramsci’s writings. They open dialogue and connections between Gramscian approaches to the relationships among language culture political economy and historical materialism with other Marxist and non-Marxist thinkers such as Walter Benjamin Valentin Volosinov Mikhail Bakhtin Ludwig Wittgenstein Jurgen Habermas Pierre Bourdieu Michel Foucault and Jacques Derrida. It provides noThis anthology brings together key articles translated into English for the first time from Italian debates concerning Antonio Gramsci’s writings on language and translation as central to his entire social and political thought. It includes recent scholarship by Italian German and English-speaking scholars providing important contributions to debates concerning culture language Marxism post-Marxism and identity as well as the many fields in which Gramsci’s notion of hegemony has been influential. Given the growing literature on the role of language and so-called ‘global English’ within process of globalisation or cultural and economic imperialism this is a timely collection. Franco

Gramsci, Language, and Translation $40.8 This anthology brings together key articles translated into English for the first time from Italian debates concerning Antonio Gramsci’s writings on language and translation as central to his entire social and political thought. It includes recent scholarship by Italian, German and English-speaking scholars providing important contributions to debates concerning culture, language, Marxism, post-Marxism, and identity as well as the many fields in which Gramsci’s notion of hegemony has been influential. Given the growing literature on the role of language and so-called ‘global English’ within process of globalisation or cultural and economic imperialism, this is a timely collection. Franco Lo Piparo is often cited as the key source for how Gramsci’s university studies in linguistics is at the core of his entire political theory, and yet none of this work has been translated into English nor have the debates that it spawned. Lo Piparo’s specific thesis concerning the "non-Marxist roots" of Gramsci’s originality and the critical responses to it have been almost unknown to non-Italian readers. These debates paved the way for important recent Italian work on the role of the concept of ‘translation’ in Gramsci’s thought. While translation has become a staple metaphor in discussions of multiculturalism, globalization, and the politics of recognition, until now, Gramsci’s focus on it has been undeveloped. What is at stake in this literature is more than Gramsci’s understanding of language as one of the many themes in his writings, but the core of his central ideas including hegemony, culture, the philosophy of praxis, and Marxism in general. This volume presents the most important arguments of these debates in English in conjunction with the latest research on these central aspects of Gramsci’s thought. The essays this volume rectify lacunae concerning language and translation in Gramsci’s writings. They open dialogue and connections between Gramscian approaches to the relationships among language, culture, poli

Writing about Literature: Essay and Translation Skills for University Students of English and Foreign Literature $183.62 Writing about Literature combines detailed practical and scholarly advice with a sense of the scope and creative possibilities of literary criticism, empowering the student reader to make his or her own discoveries and experiments with language. In addition, it gives valuable guidance on adult language learning and translation skills for students of foreign literature. This handy, accessible guide covers all aspects of the essay-writing process, including: preliminary reading and choosing and researching a topic referencing and presentation computer use style, structure, vocabulary, grammar and spelling the art and craft of writing scholarly and personal insights into the problems and pleasures of writing about literature. Written in an entertaining and informative way and containing a wealth of practical advice and scholarly insights, this wise, witty and helpful book should be on every literature student’s bookshelf.

Foreign Language Learning and Use $143.99 It is commonly believed that foreign language skills improve through social interaction with speakers of the language. However, there is little research addressing the issue of access to such interaction. This book explores this issue, examining longitudinal case studies of interaction between language learners and speakers of the target language within their informal social networks. It looks at the complex social and personal factors that influence language choice. Kurata reveals that even for motivated learners opportunities to use the target language are limited, and suggests factors that promote language use and opportunities for learning.She proposes ways around obstacles to opportunities for second language use and second language learning and sets out important implications for language learning in and outside classrooms.

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Cities in Translation: Intersections of Language and Memory $37.82 All cities are multilingual, but there are some where language relations have a special importance. These are cities where more than one historically rooted language community lays claim to the territory of the city. This book focuses on four such linguistically divided cities: Calcutta, Trieste, Barcelona and Montreal. As opposed to cities where communities are divided by violence or war, these cities offer the possibility of creative interaction across competing languages and this book examines the dynamics of translation in these cities. By focusing on a category of cities which has received little attention, this book will contribute to our understanding of the kinds of language relations that sustain the diversity of urban life. Illustrated with photos and maps, Cities in Translation is both a readable study for a wide-ranging audience and an important text in advancing theory and methodology in translation studies.

Meaning-Based Translation: A Guide to Cross-Language Equivalence $85.31 Meaning-Based Translation is designed for training beginning translators and organized chapter by chapter as drill material for the textbook Meaning-Based Translation.

Aristotle in China: Language, Categories and Translation $46 This book considers the relation between language and thought. Robert Wardy explores this huge topic by analyzing linguistic relativism with reference to a Chinese translation of Aristotle’s Categories. He addresses some key questions, such as, do the basic structures of language shape the major thought patterns of its native speakers? Could philosophy be guided and constrained by the language in which it is done? And does Aristotle survive rendition into Chinese intact? Wardy’s answers will fascinate philosophers, Sinologists, classicists, linguists and anthropologists, and make a major contribution to the scholarly literature.

Cultural Studies in Foreign Language Education $32.8 Written by the winner of the 1987 BAAL book prize, this book deals with the acquisition of understanding of foreign cultures and peoples. It is also a study of the philosophy and purpose of language teaching in all its facets, in the context of foreign language teaching in secondary education. The book is written for language teachers and, though it draws on disciplines not usually included in their education and professional training, it does so from within the profession’s own perspective. It is an attempt to raise teachers’ and learners’ awareness of the full educational value of foreign language learning

Translation and Globalization $45.93 "Translation and Globalization" is a critical exploration of the ways in which radical changes to the world economy have affected contemporary translation. The Internet, new technology, machine translation and the emergence of a worldwide, multi-million dollar translation industry have dramatically altered the complex relationship between translators, language and power. In this book, Michael Cronin looks at the changing geography of translation practice and offers new ways of understanding the role of the translator in globalized societies and economies. Drawing on examples and case studies from Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas, the author argues that translation is central to debates about language and cultural identity, and shows why consideration of the role of translation and translators is a necessary part of safeguarding and promoting linguistic and cultural diversity. "Translation and Globalization" is essential reading for anyone with an interest in translation, or a concern for the future of our world’s languages and cultures.

In Translation $14.99 In Translation